Plaster Surname

103,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Plaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the plasterer.' The usual term was Dauber, which see.

John le Cementarius. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Adam le Plastier. Riley's Memorials of London.

Walterus Plasterar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Plaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9761:121,79412,995
Brazil1,0821:197,8517,634
England2061:270,47621,309
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Canada761:484,81041,569
Wales191:162,87011,152
Israel191:450,40234,739
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:130,10012,482

The alternate forms: Pläster (27) are calculated separately.

Plaster (109) may also be a first name.

Plaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the plasterer.' The usual term was Dauber, which see.

John le Cementarius. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Adam le Plastier. Riley's Memorials of London.

Walterus Plasterar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Joanna Plaisterer, Yorkshire: Barnes' Ecclesiastical Proceedings (Surtees Society).

William Plaisterer, Yorkshire, ibid.

1660-1. Married — Thomas Diason and Margrett Plasterer: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1713. Baptised — John, s. Abraham Plastrier: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1793. Married — Samuel Plaster and Elizabeth Symes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An etymologically more correct form than Plaister, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

No doubt originally Palaster; perhaps one having the charge of a palace (G. palast).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Andreas Placitor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Plaster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plaster Come From? nationality or country of origin

Plaster (Russian: Пластер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pläster. Click here for other potential spellings of Plaster.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,405th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,602,715 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Plaster live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Plaster is also the 900,062nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,976 people, or 1 in 121,794. In The United States Plaster is primarily found in: Missouri, where 13 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Plaster exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Plaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plaster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 771 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaster surname are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plaster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pläster9527/
Plaister93363/
Pflaster93186/
Plauster9319/
Plasterr9317/
Plaester933/
Plasster931/
Plastier931/
Plasterd930/
Platster930/
Pleaster930/
Plater923,125/
Plaste9239/
Plaistere8812/
Plaistier880/
Plaisterd880/
Platter862,584/
Plester86787/
Playter86633/
Plastre86106/
Platier86100/
Plaiter8633/
Plasted8631/
Plauter8626/
Platere8623/
Plahter8616/
Plather8615/
Plastir8611/
Ploster863/
Plaiste862/
Platear861/
Plate839,287/
Plaisted802,273/
Plooster80496/
Pluister80224/
Plachter80118/
Pleister8094/
Playsted8093/
Plattier8066/
Plathier8036/
Pleester8016/
Pleyster8015/
Plastech805/
Plestter805/
Plattert804/
Pliasted803/
Pleasted802/
Pflester801/
Platther801/
Plauther801/
Pellater801/
Plastead800/
Plaistea800/
Plasthed800/
Plastirt800/
Plesteur800/
Platte774,214/
Platje77561/
Plathe77474/
Plates77349/
Platet77311/
Plaate77151/
Platre77143/
Plahte7752/
Plaute7747/
Ploter7727/
Platey7723/
Plasta7722/
Plasti7717/
Platea7712/
Plateu7712/
Plateh7712/
Platez778/
Platie777/
Pleate776/
Platee776/
Plhate775/
Pláate774/
Plyate771/
Platei771/
Phlate771/
Playte770/
Plaite770/
Pleijster7543/
Playstead7516/
Pellatier7516/
Pilliater752/
Plaistead751/
Platchter751/
Pillastre751/
Plodstert750/
Plaistedt750/
Pleiter71834/
Plathey71360/
Plaatje71247/
Plattes71235/
Pleyter7169/
Plattje7163/
Plotter7159/
Plattet7151/
Plachte7132/
Pleuter7129/
Plateis7118/
Plauterová7118/
Plaitre7116/
Pillate7113/
Pellate7112/
Plotere7111/
Platets7110/
Plattey7110/
Plattie716/
Plaitez715/
Plastis714/
Plastoi714/
Plother713/
Plaites713/
Plautre713/
Plaited712/
Playtez712/
Playtes712/
Plauterova712/
Plastii711/
Plattee711/
Bhplate711/
Pellestier711/
Pla'ate711/
Plaatie711/
Pleatea711/
Plausta711/
Pleashette710/
Plaatge710/
Ployter710/
Platthe710/
Plauthe710/
Plattej710/
Plata6772,757/
Plati673,006/
Plote67252/
Plottier67204/
Platy67187/
Pleijter6759/
Plastich6737/
Plauszta6730/
Platè6715/
Platteis6714/
Platé6711/
Plāte674/
Playtech673/
Ploutier672/
Pellatte672/
Plachtej671/
Plastych671/
Pleitter671/
Plotsted671/
Plothier671/
Phlathep671/
Pellatre671/
Pelleautier671/
Plaajtie671/
Plateisz671/
Platoire671/
Platá671/
Plahtire671/
Pilloste671/
Pleistes671/
Plaathie671/
Pfleiter670/
Ploisted670/

Plaster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plaster in the Russian language
Пластерplaster-

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